Tetraphenylethylene

Tetraphenylethylene
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,1′,1′′,1′′′-Ethenetetrayltetrabenzene
	Other names 1,1,2,2-Tetraphenylethene; Tetraphenylethene
Identifiers
CAS Number	632-51-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	789087
ChemSpider	62645 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.010.164
PubChem CID	69437;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1060895 ;
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Properties
Chemical formula	C26H20
Molar mass	332.446 g·mol−1
Appearance	white to light yellow to light beige crystalline powder
Density	1.088 g/cm3
Melting point	224 to 225 °C (435 to 437 °F; 497 to 498 K)
Boiling point	424 °C (795 °F; 697 K)
Hazards
Flash point	206.2 °C (403.2 °F; 479.3 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetraphenylethylene is a chemical compound that can be used in construction^{[clarification needed]} and in the manufacture of medical equipment,^{[dubious – discuss]} packaging, and electrical appliances.^{[citation needed]}

Synthesis[]

Tetraphenylethylene can be synthesized from diphenyldichloromethane.^[3]

References[]

^ Banerjee, Moloy; Susanna J. Emond; Sergey V. Lindeman; Rajendra Rathore (2007). "Practical Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Tetraarylethylenes and Their Application for the Preparation of [Triphenylethylene−Spacer−Triphenylethylene] Triads". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 72 (21): 8054–8061. doi:10.1021/jo701474y. ISSN 0022-3263. PMID 17880244.
^ Lewis, Irwin C.; T. Edstrom (1963). "Thermal Reactivity of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28 (8): 2050–2057. doi:10.1021/jo01043a025. ISSN 0022-3263.
^ Inaba, S (1982). "Metallic nickel as a reagent for the coupling of aromatic and benzylic halides". Tetrahedron Letters. 23 (41): 4215–4216. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)88707-9. ISSN 0040-4039.

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[Banerjee2007-1] Banerjee, Moloy; Susanna J. Emond; Sergey V. Lindeman; Rajendra Rathore (2007). "Practical Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Tetraarylethylenes and Their Application for the Preparation of [Triphenylethylene−Spacer−Triphenylethylene] Triads". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 72 (21): 8054–8061. doi:10.1021/jo701474y. ISSN 0022-3263. PMID 17880244.

[Lewis1963-2] Lewis, Irwin C.; T. Edstrom (1963). "Thermal Reactivity of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28 (8): 2050–2057. doi:10.1021/jo01043a025. ISSN 0022-3263.

[Inaba1982-3] Inaba, S (1982). "Metallic nickel as a reagent for the coupling of aromatic and benzylic halides". Tetrahedron Letters. 23 (41): 4215–4216. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)88707-9. ISSN 0040-4039.

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